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| | | fasteddy | | Chaac |  |  | | Reg. Date | : | 16/10/2008 | | Posts | : | 963 | | Location | : | Wisconsin, United States |
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| | Posted : 14 Jun 2010 - 21:44 Post title : Kuryakyn ISO Wings and Switchblades and Adapter report | | | I made reference to this in the Kuryakyn Dually thread but thought I better make a thread with the correct title so folks can find it if they are looking.
I just mounted and tested both the Kuryakyn ISO Wings and the Kuryakyn Switch Blades on my Thunderbird. If your looking for a little more room or pulling your feet back a little without going to Floorboards, this may be the ticket for you.
First thing I found out in my testing is that the adapter has "points" on the male end that inserts into the peg of choice that lock the peg in place as it is tightened down. I have read of folks having trouble with the pegs spinning on the adapters (no matter what peg) what I noticed in reusing the adapters is this, after tightening them down these "points" get crushed and eventually they will not hold the peg. So in other words, you have to set your peg position loosely, then when you have it down where you want it, then you cinch it tight.
The ISO Wings look really nice on the Thunderbird, they afford you two inches more of rearward placement of your feet, plus a little more forward placement as well. A nice feature on these is a secondary locking set screw to help prevent them from twisting. They are about 1/2 inch longer (outboard) than stock, so high energy riders will likely drag them as they do the stock pegs. I just tried purposefully dragging mine on a slow speed turn and I could not. This may be due to the fact that I had a friend make me a set of pin adapters for the stock foot peg pin as Kuryakyn has pretty loose tolerances for what they say "fits". Mag made these adapters so that the foot peg sits up higher on the frame mount making it sit a little higher off the road in a turn. So far, it seems to work, but no high speed turns yet to load up the suspension.
ISO Wings pictured directly below this text
The Kuryakyn Switchblades, offer a wider foot pad than stock (similar to the Dually) when closed and extend foot movement rearward an additional 5.5 inch more than stock and 2 inch more than the ISO Wings. The the Wings feel more stable, because the switchblade portion of the pad is movable and does move with your foot movement some, so it gives the feeling or sensation that it is unstable but for all practical purposes, it is very stable. I don't think I would try standing on the extended portion of the "blade", even though can do anything once...somethings twice. Just by virtue of it being an articulating joint it would not seem a good thing to do if longevity of the product is a concern.
Switchblades Open pictured directly below this text
Switchblades Closed pictured directly below this text
Because it is raining right now I will have to forgo my road test a few days I think and I will tell you which one I will stick with. Right now it is a toss up. Oh, one important thing, neither of these seems to get in the way as Floorboards do. I am still able to easily ( as easily as a guy with short legs can) reach the side stand unimpeded.
Hope this helps you in your quests.
eddy
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| | | daz | | Zeus | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 12/05/2009 | | Posts | : | 7,709 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 15 Jun 2010 - 01:01 Post title : Re: Kuryakyn ISO Wings and Switchblades and Adapter report (Re: fasteddy) | | | Eddie, don't you think part of the clearance improvement is due to the wings being so short? Personally i prefer the swept wings, similar to the wings you pictured but the rear part is swept back like a jet wing. I had switchblades tho, and the quality on mine 4 years ago sucked. Maybe they're better now i hope, but that would make it hard for me to consider kurys again unless they are better now.
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| | | Gonzo | | Chaac | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 01/05/2010 | | Posts | : | 643 | | Location | : | Sydney, NSW, Australia |
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| | Posted : 15 Jun 2010 - 03:40 Post title : Re: Kuryakyn ISO Wings and Switchblades and Adapter report (Re: fasteddy) | | |
fasteddy wrote:
so high energy riders will likely drag them as they do the stock pegs. I just tried purposefully dragging mine on a slow speed turn and I could not. |
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I'm concerned that there is no drag bolts on the bottom of the Wings, but I can see a way they *could* if they so wished.
See the location of the hex head bolt that tightens the board down in position? Well why don't they engineer something that fits in there (there is even a keying divot to stop it from spinning) that has a bent down part a hero bolt could be screwed into, and put a long screw through both this "hero bolt adapter" and the wing to lock it all in place. (Hope I made that understandable. :)
Might have to do some drilling and tapping for now. :\
Gonzo
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Mods: locking gas cap; ISO-Wings for passenger; engine guards; dresser bars; Arlen Ness LED licence plate holder, rego tube and coloured number plate; long TORs; Pilot highway pegs w/ Magnum clamps; windshield; lower deflectors (customised); ISO grips; HD switch-block; Hardstreet Slimbags (colour matched); Corbin dual tour seat; Luggage rack & bag.
Todo: Various chroming of hand-made parts, Convex mirrors
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| | | fasteddy | | Chaac | | | | Reg. Date | : | 16/10/2008 | | Posts | : | 963 | | Location | : | Wisconsin, United States |
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| | Posted : 16 Jun 2010 - 03:12 Post title : Re: Kuryakyn ISO Wings and Switchblades and Adapter report (Re: daz) | | | Not sure which ones you are referring to Daz. One thing about eh ISO Wings, they are a bit versatile, if your long in the legs and want more room forward, these can be placed with the long side going forward or aft.
As for the drag pins, I noticed today when I was putting my stockers away, that the pins actually hang down a significant .5 inch or a better. Other than the cosmetics of dragging the bottom end, the pegs will fold back if they encounter the ground in a significant fashion.
I suspect like all things, you have to "dress according to the weather", if your going to be knee dragging, may need to stick with less eye candy and comfort and carry the stockers along with when you feel a wild hair! It is a fairly rapid swap, but I certainly will be doing this personally as more often than not I find the need...for being civilly disobedient...so to speak.
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| | | daz | | Zeus | | | | Reg. Date | : | 12/05/2009 | | Posts | : | 7,709 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 16 Jun 2010 - 03:42 Post title : Re: Kuryakyn ISO Wings and Switchblades and Adapter report (Re: fasteddy) | | |
fasteddy wrote:
Not sure which ones you are referring to Daz. |
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| | | fasteddy | | Chaac | | | | Reg. Date | : | 16/10/2008 | | Posts | : | 963 | | Location | : | Wisconsin, United States |
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| | Posted : 29 Jun 2010 - 15:40 Post title : Re: Kuryakyn ISO Wings and Switchblades and Adapter report (Re: fasteddy) | | | Just finished up an 1100 mile trip with the ISO Wings and the Switch Blades and here is what I think.
I prefer the look of the ISO Wings, very stylish and look good on the T-Bird.
Because of their width you have room to move your feet forward or aft.
Drawback; because of the angle of the wing, it does not allow you to pull your toes back and align your foot perpendicular to the bike which (if your knee hurts as my injured knee did) is noticeable but not necessarily uncomfortable. Because of this you readily externally rotate your foot out into a comfortable position when riding. Because of the angle resting toes on the aft portion not as comfortable long periods.
I did some high speed riding in turns and never once drug the pegs. Now I am only 185 pounds (84 kg / 13 stone) that may factor into the dragging component, not sure but I was well into 70 mph on 35 mph turns, really pushing the bike. Same is true for the Switch Blades, no dragging.
Now the Switch Blades were not my favorite initially because they looked kind of...plain, and I was not sure how the heel rest would perform. It surprised me in that it afforded more options for foot placement for and aft, also allowing me to externally rotate my foot when desired or keep it anatomically inline. I had absolutely no trouble with it rotating, even when I accidentally brought my weight to bear on it while adjusting min my seat. Gave my foot the feel of floor boards. I really loved the way the performed and these will be the ones I keep on my bike.
As mentioned above I did not drag these in the corners with the heel rest extended or closed. A very nice piece of equipment.
Draw back: I noticed half way through the trip that the heal rest bolt had loosened up and needed to be snugged down. Not a problem , but something to be aware of.
Hope this is of value for those on a quest.
eddy
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